Brendon McCullum became the only New Zealander to hit four Test double-hundreds while Kane Williamson fell eight short of scoring 200 for the first time as Pakistan were bludgeon all over the park on day three at Sharjah.

Twenty20 has come a long way in the 10 years since its launch, in 2014 more than ever making a home under Friday evening floodlights. That will continue next summer with 87 of the 126 NatWest T20 Blast group games on Fridays.

Worcestershire could not have asked for a tougher test on their return to the top tier of the LV= County Championship next April, as Yorkshire will launch their title defence at New Road in the first round of matches.